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Thursday, 10th September 2026 at 12:00pm

 

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Microphone A - 0:00:01
Good afternoon.
We will move to the first item which is the election of chair.
Can I have any nominations for the chair, please?
Cllr Gary Fuller - 0:00:09
Second.
Microphone A - 0:00:11
Thank you.
All in favour?
Thank you, Councillor James, for your appointed chair.
Please get your readout, please.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:00:17
Good afternoon and welcome to the meeting of the Licencing Act subcommittee.
This meeting will be webcast live to the internet.

1 Election of Chair for the meeting

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Thank you.

2 Apologies for absence

So moving on to item two, apologies for absence.
Do we have any?

3 Declarations of interest

No apologies for absence.
Item three, declarations of interest.
Do we have any declarations?
No?
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4 Declarations of lobbying

Any declarations of lobbying?
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5 An application for a Premises Licence in respect of: Cappadocia BBQ Meze Grill, 317 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4BG

OK.
So we'll move on to the item five, which
is the application for premises licence in respect
of Cappadocia, Barbecue, Messe Grill, 317 Cheriton Road,
Folkestone.
We have a report in front of us and we have some options to look at on part 4 of that
report.
Do we, would you like to present the report?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:01:39
Thank you.
Thank you, Chair.
So this is, as the Chair said, an application for a premises licence in respect of Cappadocia,
Barbecue Messe Grill, 317 Cheriton Road in Folkestone.
This report outlines the application made by
Ertan Sasmas for a premises licence for Cappadocia.
The licencing subcommittee must determine
the outcome for the application.
The committee is asked to consider the application
for a premises licence.
When considering the application,
the committee must ensure that they fully promote
the licencing objectives.
And the committee is obliged to have regards to the revised the national section 182 guidance and the council's own licencing policy
the licencing subcommittee is asked to note the contents of report DC 26 1 2 and
Determine the application the options for determining the application assessed out in section 4
The licencing act 2003 provides that their sale or supply of late -night refreshments and other licence for activities
must be authorised by a premises licence.
A premises licence holder must comply with the four licencing objectives.
The prevention of crime and disorder, public safety,
the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm.
The premises is food registered and currently already operates as a takeaway restaurant,
open until 2300 hours on Tuesdays to Saturdays.
On the 13th of July, 2026, Ertan Sashmas submitted a completed application for a new premises licence for Cappadocia BBQ Meze Grill for late night refreshment only.
The application is for the provision of late night refreshment Monday to Sunday
2300 hours to 0 100 hours with an opening hours stated at Monday to Sunday
1200 hours to 0 100 hours the application for premises licence could have been seen at appendix 1
This hearing has been required by the licencing act 2003 because three valid
representations were received from members of the public which can be found at Appendix 2.
We received no objections from any responsible authorities.
The licencing subcommittee has the following options. To grant the application, grant the
application with amendments, add any conditions to the licence, or reject whole or parts of the
application. The committee is asked to note that it may not add conditions or amend the
licence merely because it considers it desirable to do so. The committee must only consider
evidence that relates to the four licencing objectives. Any conditions added must promote
the licencing objectives. Thank you.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:04:42
Thank you. And would the applicant like to make a statement?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:04:49
Good afternoon Chair and Committee. I'll just introduce myself. My name is Lee and I've been,
I work for a company ProAct group and as the Earth Town and his businesses fire safety advisors and
also compliance officers. I've been asked to represent them this morning in relation to
a response to the application made for the late night refreshments until 1 a .m. as licencing
and Officer Alex has well presented.
It's important to clarify that the business application
is for hot food and soft drinks only,
not for the application of alcohol in any way or form.
As quite well Alex has said, the Licencing Act
also states partly of the form that have to have safeguarding
members of the public as well as the area of the outside,
and that is presented by CCTV within the premises that Ertan and his business presents.
The extraction system within the building is the noisiest part
and within the last two weeks we've significantly undertaken various noise sound monitoring tests
in relation to understand the complaints and the reference of what the neighbours have said.
The highest, as we know, is around about 150 decibels,
which is the noise of a police siren.
Under the examination, and whilst this particular point
of cheques were being made, within the building,
the highest reference of record was 47 to 70
as the highest decibels, which is in the round
of a general rustling of sound of leaves
or general conversation or work in practise
within a building.
They also take particularly care of their members of staff
and as you can probably see if you have checked,
there's not many takeaways in the Cheriton and Folsom area
that have more than 50 five -star reviews
and which the applicant does have.
They've got 86 at present, five -star reviews
and doing my due diligence is on the base
of their competitors, there's not one
that matches their standards.
They're very food conscious and within the application, as we've stated, it is purely
for refreshments of light food and refreshments of soft drinks.
No alcohol at all will be stated.
There is a few things to note here.
There is only one delivery driver that they employ or take on to use for deliveries from
9pm currently and that was state as standard.
And the reason for their application between 11 and one is due to the overheads and the
continue of rising costs.
They wish to make the most of their operating business and time to extend and push their
delivery hours to that 1pm.
Although the shop would be open to general walk in public, they wish to safeguard them
in the means of CCTV.
They've got signs around the premises for them to leave respectfully and quietly
It also must be noted that there is a petrol station co -op is at this building and is not sure you're probably aware
But this building is located on a corner that joins to and it's on a busy main road
And this with with the noise and general movement. I've monitored it many times being also emergency responder myself
And I passed that road many times during the day
It is a busy road and the noise from the petrol station
would actually outweigh the noise from and the disruption
from the Cappadocia as a business
between them working operating hours.
Observing myself independently,
and this is not mainly in regard to the business
or the applicant itself, whilst using it,
the restaurant itself, myself,
I've noticed on numerous occasions
where the actual car wash across the road
that is far outweighs the noise and disruption
to the neighbours or the local community.
Although that is in place and it is welcome,
then it would be the fact that Earthtown's business
doesn't really cause much of disruption.
They've never had any concerns from the police.
They've never had any 999 calls or urgent responses
to the premises on investigation.
And working closely with Kent Fire and Rescue,
I spoke to the licencing and building safety officer
who had no concerns whatsoever.
Airtan also has undertaken many actions
in relation to the premises, and this includes
working with neighbours in the local vicinity at their request.
One, I must say, was down to the extraction system.
A close neighbour or adjoining party to the building
requested the extraction was noisy
and Airtan immediately actioned this by extending
to work with the neighbours and the local community
to make sure everyone was working in the right way,
to have extended the extractor system
up to the roof at a great cost.
He also, at request of the neighbours,
once taken over the building,
he cleaned up, bleached, and disposed
of previous tenant rubbish to eliminate
the concern of rodents in the area.
In my opinion, committee and chair,
I think this application should be granted
based on most of these facts.
And if you have any questions, then they're welcome.
Thank you.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:10:29
So councillors, do you have any questions?
Cllr Gary Fuller - 0:10:34
Just one question for starters.
You mentioned that you've done some sound testing internally.
Was there any done externally as well?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:10:42
There was on a limited scale.
Obviously we've not got no privy access
to local residents' houses, et cetera.
But just on the outside it was.
I can give you those findings.
So on the basis of those findings,
as I say, the highest point on the general parameter board
is 140 decimals.
Well that's a rocket launch,
just to put that in perspective, yeah?
And the lowest is our breath that we breathe each day
is 10 decibels.
The findings from the exterior,
and I use this as an overview,
at the neighbours doors and there's two neighbours adjoining premises.
There's a flat that's above the premises that is rented to four individuals as individual rooms.
Sam wanted to do that. That was in a region of around 30 to 50 decibels,
which in a grand scheme of things is a normal fridge humming in the background in your kitchen.
In respect to the neighbouring property which faces actually on Cheriton Road at the gate,
that lowered with general traffic down to 30, which is a whisper, and the highest point was when
the general traffic, people talking and walking by, reached around 66 decibels, which in a grand
scheme of things are normal traffic parameters. So in respect of any disruption that would be
internally, if you live on a busy road like that, in answer to your question in respect to sound,
I would probably recommend a sound monitor from within the premises if it was of something of concern.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:12:14
Any further questions?
I've just got a question.
Cllr Tony Cooper - 0:12:19
You've been helpful. During your presentation just then, you made reference to the car wash across the road.
Now what would be the opening numbers of the car wash?
Because to be frank I would be very surprised if a car wash was open at midnight.
So could you clarify that for me please?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:12:36
Yeah obviously the car wash is not open at midnight.
You know the petrol station closes just prior to that.
But in respect to that the disruption of late in the evening is no different.
If you've got just one delivery car turning its engine off and delivering.
The other thing I monitored within the building,
and we'll reference back to that,
Uhtan and his staff doesn't shout to the delivery drivers,
they use the means of walkie -talkies within the car.
And actually just noting it independently myself,
the drivers sit quietly, the doors,
there's no music on in the cars, the engines are off,
and if they can't park outside the premises,
they park further afield.
So that in respect of the engines turning on and off
and lots of different vehicles in respect between nine,
which is only one driver, may I add,
until what your reference is of the car wash,
which doesn't close until 11 .30 at night, okay?
There is a lot of people that use it,
and the noise, you know, okay, it is disruptive,
but in respect from 11 till one,
there is no sound bar general traffic
from the petrol station, but you still get people
in there using the ATM, there's cars,
you know, the noise is quite loud,
and even myself, you know, even as a responder,
I park in there sometimes when I am waiting on standby and the noise and the disruption
of traffic is generalised but in respect of sound difference, I can't see that would be
as disruptive as the general outside daily living of passing traffic, talking, walking
and general use of the local amenities and facilities to what Eartan is trying to offer.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:14:09
I've got a question actually for the officers.
Are there any other businesses in the high street which are open until one o 'clock in
the morning?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:14:15
No, not in that section. As I said, as was mentioned about the petrol station, I think that closes about 11 o 'clock, I think.
That would be the only sort of licence premises near that address. Nothing going until later.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:14:36
Do we have any other questions? One more.
Cllr Gary Fuller - 0:14:37
I'll just go a bit wider than that. Are there any along that sort of whole Chirrutin Road stretch?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:14:43
There is. Obviously you've got the BP right at the other end of
Cheriton, if that counts, but on the high street itself there's not really many
after midnight licence premises. I don't actually think there, I can't think of
any that are, certainly haven't got an alcohol licence past that point and I
don't think, yeah there's no other takeaways that are open past midnight
going down that stretch that I can think of at the moment.
I can cheque that for you.
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:15:17
You mentioned, Alex, that there's no licencing
up to half for alcohol, just to stipulate.
This is not for an alcohol refreshment yet.
But I know there is a few along there
that is open till midnight.
Just as you probably rightfully know,
but no takeaways or what I've seen as of such
to one at 1 a .m., yeah?
Correct.
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:15:37
Yeah, sorry, you've obviously got convenience stores
and things that have later licence.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:15:43
And just a general question, do you think there's room
for this kind of business past midnight?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:15:49
As an independent valuation, I do.
You know, there's a lot of pass and trade, actually,
around that area, it's a busy road.
You've got a lot of people the likes of the shuttle,
They changed shifts, there's a lot of them people in that area.
I'll actually read in some of the reviews prior to our visit today, you know, some of
them say, you know, it's a shame that there's not anywhere open a little bit later for shift
changes etc. and some of the feedback in general.
But in my opinion, I do think there's a place for this in the area, should that there's
nowhere else that opens for late night refreshments in the means of takeaway food or soft drinks
beyond sort of 11, 30, 12, as well Alex has said.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:16:44
So if that's all the representations,
we need to discuss this.
Do we need to do anything else?
I need something.
We're going to have some residents.
Yeah, the residents have something.
The residents, apologies.
Sorry, I hadn't been told we had the residents over there.
Who would like to present first?
I am Steve Wesscott, my wife is Belinda.
Microphone D - 0:17:10
We live next door but once the premises and have done for over 30 years.
I would like to say we went in to talk to Mr Salmas about our concerns that we would be ejecting.
I did say that I think they are nice people and serving nice food.
but we don't want these extended hours and seats and tables outside.
The very next night there were tables and chairs outside the premises.
They're gone now. Whether they return, that remains to be seen.
These are relentless hours from what we see. It's seven days a week.
Nearly every day of the year. As I say, relentless.
Noises are statutory nuisance and comes under no less than seven acts of parliament and are listed below.
and I'll give you a copy of this afterwards.
The current licence is 12 a .m. to 11, seven days a week,
in total 77 hours.
Those hours which is on the website now removed
were from 3 .30 until 1 a .m.
This comes to 66 and a half hours,
some 10 and a half hours less a week.
If they did open the extra two hours a day,
which would amount to over 700 hours a year,
you cannot reasonably expect them to go
without disturbances. So if we would stay here another 30 years that comes to 21 ,000
hours, some of which will certainly be lost sleep. It's not just the impact of
lost sleep, it's also the fatigue that goes with it affecting personal
relationships as well as work and I have a very demanding position in my job at
work. What rights have we to challenge people playing loud music in their car
or leaving their engines running and why should we have to confront them? I will address they did
say they have CCTV within the shop legally you're not required you're not allowed to have it in the
high street. I will just comment on that having been there 30 years that petrol garage is open
without fault daily at 6am and closed at 11 o 'clock at night. They uh their absence record
they probably haven't had one, but that's those hours.
Everything is shut down off that.
So there's no ambient noise from there after that time
to disturb or compensate for the extra hours.
I wait to call the police every time there's disturbance.
Under the Environmental Protection Act,
who do we contact when there is disturbance within the council?
What is the course of action once we complain? How many times do we need to complain before action is taken, i .e. an abatement notice?
What rights would we regard to the smell? I will say that there's not a great smell. We think it's nice food, a nice place. It's just the concern of the hours and the disturbance from those extra two hours a night. Relentless.
Other businesses have to close at 4pm on Sunday, so why can a takeaway stay open until 1am?
Competition should not be justification to open due to being well over 30 food lab beds
from Morrisons to Tesco.
The change of use from retail to a fish and chip shop was granted on the 11th of the 10th
reference 90 stroke 1066 stroke SH with conditions.
I have requested a copy of these conditions
under the Freedom of Information Act
that could not take up,
this could take up to 28 days, 21 days, sorry,
to be issued.
I think these conditions need to be looked at
and considered on the overall outcome of this.
So what is the reasoning between a waste collection
and I emailed the dust cart at six o 'clock in the morning,
every day, I did video it, but I'm afraid I lost the video,
it went wrong.
So I could do it, but the noise outside of our window
is enough to wake you up on a Wednesday morning.
Sure, I'm sure they can change those hours,
it doesn't need to be, but it's of little compensation
that it was done at the outset without
being asked in the first place.
So, as I say, we've been there 30 years.
We don't want to be in a position where something's granted
and there's nothing we can do about it.
So it's one of these things that,
where does this end?
Does it start here, then all the other shops,
then all of a sudden we've got a carnival atmosphere
and all the food shops want to stay open
at one o 'clock in the morning.
I come back to an earlier point in this.
The hours changed on the website were 3 .30,
four o 'clock to one o 'clock in the morning.
Not 12, not 13 hours a day.
This has since been changed on the website.
So we're looking at,
although this being granted,
what changes could happen after this
and the redress of having to come back or go to court
to say that it's not being complied with.
We had hoped to make this our forever home,
but if this is what it's to be,
then it probably won't be.
So that's from me, that's all my life and I.
And I will give you a copy of this,
because the seven acts that Noyce come into,
and I'm in construction management,
and I know it's been drummed over me
on the hundred courses that I've done,
the Health and Safety at Work Act,
the Environmental Protection Act 1990,
the Noise Act 1996,
the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993,
Controller Producion Act 1974,
Anti -Social Behaviour, Crime and Policy Act 2014,
the Licence Act 2003.
I'm sure there may be more out there,
But as I say, over 30 years that amounts to 21 ,000 hours.
You can't expect that there's not going to be disruption in that time.
And the fatigue that it will bring on.
My wife's a teaching assistant.
I have to get up early some mornings to go up into London on various projects.
So I'd just like to say thank you for your time.
But I do wish the business well.
I hope to use it many times going forward.
I think he's got a good business there.
He's going to take time to build up.
He's a new business and you don't build up a food out there overnight
without people testing the food and things like that.
I'm sure they will be very busy in years to come.
But going forward, I don't think it should be the compromise of our lifestyles.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
And do we have any other representations?
Thank you.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:24:33
Hello.
Microphone C - 0:24:38
Hello, everybody.
So we are Katie and Mike Blees, and we live at 315 A .M.
directly next to and adjoining the said premises Cappadocia BBQ Messe Grill kebab shop.
Firstly, Mr Sazmas and family at Cappadocia are nice and friendly people and we want them
to do well with their business. Mr Sazmas kept us informed leading up to the opening
of the kebab shop and was very accommodating when we explained that the original position
of the extractor was creating extreme and unpleasant kebab smells directly into our
house when our windows were open. He consequently altered it which now helps with the smell
in our property not being as strong.
However, regarding the proposed extended licencing hours
of 11 p .m. to 1 a .m., this is unacceptable to us
for a number of reasons, and we are sure that none of you
would like to be living in a house right next to a kebab drop
open to one in the morning.
Whilst we appreciate the extractor's place
outside the building, but still attached to the property,
it's actually the sound of it in our bedroom
is extremely loud when on the high setting.
It vibrates through our wall,
so what you hear from outside might not be what you hear in our bedroom.
As we can appreciate that the owners say that they can turn down the setting of the extractor,
how do they know if they're going to suddenly be busy at 12 .30 at night and they have to crank it right up?
There is without doubt going to be more than two hours more of noise and cooking smells.
Regarding highly potential noise and disturbances inside and outside the kebab shop between 11 and 1,
directly under our bedroom window.
We can't see how Mr. Sasmas is going to minimise
the noise disturbance to include noisy motorbikes,
mopeds, cars revving with loud music playing
whilst they wait, whether they're only his delivery drivers
or general public stopping for late night food.
Whilst we appreciate the signs in the window
asking for customers to be respectful of neighbours,
how realistic really are people going to even read it,
let alone adhere to it?
Who is going to stop a crowd of drunk people
at 12 .30, one o 'clock, from being noisy or maybe talking loudly sitting in cars and music
on. You can't physically stop and you need the police for that. We have two children
and our son's room is right above the back kitchen where they operate from, which can
get loud. Up until 11pm is okay, but just not until 1am. It will affect his sleep and
he's got a very important last year at school. Again, we appreciate Mr. Sasmas saying that
they will keep the kitchen door and windows closed after 9 as it considerably gets quieter,
But that will be near impossible when they are busy and need to open the windows and
doors in the early hours.
It will still be noisy.
If the shop is considerably quieter after nine, why do we want to keep home for another
two hours between 11 and 1am?
Maybe try opening up longer hours in the daytime, in normal working hours.
We both unfortunately have health conditions that are significantly affected by lack of
sleep and rest.
And we can see that this could be detrimental to both our healths getting even less sleep.
These two extra hours are also going to cause great disturbance to our surrounding neighbours
for all the aforesaid potential outside noise during the proposed extra opening hours.
As we say, we do want their business to succeed and do well.
They are nice people and we very much support all local businesses to do well.
We just don't see the need to be open later than 11pm, which is the latest reasonable
time to be open and operate in our opinions.
We can just about put up with the extractor, though not always consistently on the loudest
setting until 11, but we cannot accept it being on until 1 in the morning. Mike gets
up very early for work some days, and if his sleep is disturbed, this is going to be a
huge worry and unacceptable. He makes very long car journeys early in the morning quite
often. We bought our house 13 years ago when it was a fish and chip shop opening until
10 .30pm. Of course, we all know businesses can change over time. We would not have bought
our house if it was next to a kebab shop open until 1am in the morning, which does smell
considerably more than a fish and chip shop. We hope to move in the next couple of years.
It is going to prove significantly harder to sell our house with a kebab shop open seven
days a week until 1am directly next door. And as I have previously mentioned, I don't
think any of you would like to have a kebab shop right next to your house having their
hours extended till one in the morning and maybe Mr. Sazma would not like that either.
Directly next to his own family's house. Thank you.
Thank you. And Councillors have we got any questions?
No? You're fine.
You mentioned that you had put in a Freedom of Information request, was that?
Yes, I have. I'm done. I spoke to the council yesterday.
to hear back from that.
So that information is publicly available on the website?
So you don't need to ask for freedom of information?
That's just what we were saying.
It was with conditions, but the conditions weren't listed on that website that I saw.
So, I'll briefly explain the Paying Portal.
You search for an application, it comes up with the details that the decision has been made,
then there's a section that says files.
within the files you can download the decision notice which I've just done and
that contains the actual conditions that were put on the property all right I
went on files and I couldn't open it for some reason I've got it anyway so I've
got the information that you were referring to now okay so one more
question good s*** can I just ask would you be willing to make a compromise if
if you're not going to relation to the new salary
might go a different way.
Would the applicant be prepared to make a compromise?
Obviously they're looking to work with everybody,
you know, find a resolution to do this, you know.
Obviously the ideal situation for the extended hours
would be till 1 a .m.
And I appreciate that quite rightly as one of the ladies,
the lady over there mentioned the neighbour that, you know,
their next hours, working hours would probably continue,
which would be down to probably cleaning
and so they would noise internally to a minimum.
I'm sure with the discussion, depending on the outcome,
what the compromise would be or what is offered,
then we can discuss.
But if it is something to the table,
then we can have a talk between ourselves.
Now you're very welcome.
Okay, thank you.
Are there any more representations today?
So thank you very much for all your time.
We need to have a discussion about this,
the legal team and then we'll come back and we'll tell you what our decision is. Thank you.
Sorry, can I just step in? If the applicants are agreeable to negotiations at this point,
it may be sensible to have the discussion now in the open forum with all parties present
rather than going into the room to discuss it, to then come back out.
There's no reason why the licencing hearing can't take the form of a discussion.
So if parties are agreeable to talking about what may be acceptable, then there's no reason why that can't be done in the open forum rather than going in and coming back out again.
So if you're happy to do that.
So would you like to have a discussion between yourselves and say what you think could be
a compromise?

5 An application for a Premises Licence in respect of: Cappadocia BBQ Meze Grill, 317 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4BG

Cllr Anita Jones - 0:32:51
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:32:56
What we have discussed is the solution that would be proposed from either the authority
of the council or the complainants really.
Obviously it's their lives that they're saying
that's being affected and obviously there's quite
a few houses locally within that area
that are attached to the building.
There's the flat upstairs and everything else
and with all due respect there's only two representations
really because there's one household,
two separate households with the complainants
in the whole area.
So we have to have licence, we take on board the bin noise etc.
That can be a compromise to try and speak to the bin collections.
Obviously that is a little bit out of their remit.
If that's the area that they want to collect, it's like we can't stipulate when the local authority collects our bins on the streets unfortunately.
But what is the compromise that you are trying to put forward?
Are you wanting 11 as a finish completely or is there a compromise of solution?
Thank you.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:34:03
So I'd be interested to hear from the residents if there was a compromise that you would find acceptable.
Microphone D - 0:34:14
Well, yes, the dust cart at six o 'clock in the morning is just a simple call and ask them to change that.
We have talked just now and we're concerned that we give in two hours or a couple of hours on a Friday and Saturday night,
then it's reviewed in a year, two years time and then we are back in this room, in this position again.
I think we've put our case across quite well on this of how much it impacts on our life and why should it.
when there's no need for it clear that it can make a living from working seven days a week,
the 11 hours that they're open.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:34:56
So at the moment, you know, we're with the stance that we think we would like this
to be refused at the Planning Commission, the Licencing Commission.
Thank you. I think with regards to the dust cart, that's just a separate thing to this,
so it's not obviously part of this decision. Unfortunately, refuse companies like coming
in the early hours of the morning, but I'm sure if they could have a chat to them, that
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:35:27
might be an option, but obviously we can't talk about the dust carts as part of this
application. So I think perhaps we need to go and have a discussion about this, but thank
Thank you for discussing it further between yourselves.
Have you got one more thing to say?
Folkestone & Hythe Officer - 0:35:40
Yeah, just before you do, thank you.
Just before you do break for a decision,
I'd just like to consider that local authorities,
Fire and Rescue, the police,
have not had any objections on this.
And I've spoken to a few of the building safety advisors
within Kent Fire and Rescue who advised Ertan on numerous,
and that's where actually I come in,
on numerous fire safety methods of that property.
and Eglinton has spent quite a lot of money
in putting things right on behalf of the safety
of the local residents in respect of fire doors,
extending the fire systems, suppression,
a lot of compliance that also we have done
as a company for them, as engaged as consultants.
So in respect of that, it just shows that actually
this business is, although they were looking
for extended hours, it needs to be considered
how considerate they are as a business
and individuals as owners to the local community.
For one, the residents mentioned that the extractor system,
to do that at considerable cost needs to be considered.
Cllr Anita Jones - 0:36:41
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
So if you could give us a few minutes,
we'll go and discuss this.
Thank you.

5 An application for a Premises Licence in respect of: Cappadocia BBQ Meze Grill, 317 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4BG

Cllr Anita Jones - 0:36:55
Thank you for waiting.
So the committee have had the discussion with the legal team
We have decided to grant the application.
Obviously,
there will be the right to appeal.
And there is also
that you write to make any complaints
to environmental health
if there are any issues.
We are minded just to advise you, though,
to look at the planning conditions
because we are concerned
that it is only allowed to be open until 11pm.
So I would cheque that
because the licence wouldn't be in place
able to be used unless the planning conditions match. So I would advise that you have a look at that.
That I think.
I'll have a vote.
I'll have it seconded.
We can have a vote.
Okay, thank you for your time today.